Seatex - El Campo Plant
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures and other injuries, unspecified — EL CAMPO, Texas
| Employer | Seatex - El Campo Plant |
| Address | 1102 North Blue Creek Road, GPS_Coordinates: 29.20079321745872, -96.25703256102985 |
| City, State ZIP | EL CAMPO, Texas 77437 |
| Report ID | 20231110461 |
| Event Date | November 13, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Secondary Source | Pressurized water-blast |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325110 |
| Inspection # | 1710694 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.20193, -96.25177 |
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Incident Narrative
Employees were cleaning around elevated water pipes. An employee was in an aerial platform being elevated when the platform contacted a pipe, breaking it. The flow of water from the broken pipe struck the employee, causing him to lose balance and fall to ground level 10 to 12 feet below. He suffered a head laceration, a broken collarbone, and a neck injury; he was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
Incident Summary
On November 13, 2023, a worker at Seatex - El Campo Plant in EL CAMPO, Texas suffered fractures and other injuries, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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